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| Dave Cockrum/Bob McLeod |
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| Dave Cockrum/Bob Wiacek |
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| Dave Cockrum/Rudy Nebres |
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| Walt Simonson/Klaus Janson |
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| Walt Simonson/Klaus Janson |
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| Rich Buckler/Klaus Janson |
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| Rich Buckler/Klaus Janson |
In 1979, Marvel Comics launched their
Battlestar Galactica comic book series. In issues #1-3, writer
Roger McKenzie and artist
Ernie Colon adapted the premiere telefilm, "Saga Of A Star World," while Issues #4 & 5, by McKenzie and
Walt Simonson, adapted the following two-part story, "Lost Planet Of The Gods." Starting with issue #6, Marvel began publishing original adventures, also written by McKenzie, with pencil art by
Rich Buckler. Inker
Klaus Janson provided the finishes on most of the run.
Unlike
Star Trek, Galactica's type of space opera better lent itself to the Marvel Comics style of storytelling, and Simonson and Buckler, in particular, really had a handle on the material. It also appears that Universal gave the company a bit more leeway than Paramount had given them on
Trek, because their
Galactica series really pushed the concept and introduced a lot of great ideas.
I
really love this series - especially the issues that Simonson worked on.
I'll post the second batch of covers shortly.
I loved this series, especially the movie adaptation. It helped me get by for months until I could actually see the pilot in theaters (I had missed the premier when it first aired on TV, but they played it in theaters later). I particularly liked the out-of-the-box artwork, because elements often broke out of the standard comic frames. In particular, I remember artwork depicting Zak's death, with the Cylon reaching out of frame to point at Zak's exploding Viper.
ReplyDeleteLOVED this comic, almost as much as the actual show. Too bad there hasn't been a complete reprint of the entire run in omnibus form yet.
ReplyDeleteGreat series with some really good stories... I loved the whole "Scavenge World" plotline, where Starbuck had to reluctantly stay behind as a male concubine in exchange for safe passage for the fleet... and of course the way the series wrapped with the Cylons reacquiring the trail... Remembering the final panel of the final issue still gives me a bit of a chill!
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